Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

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Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. Addressing the world's most pressing challenges with science and technology. Visit us at www.eng.cam.ac.uk

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University of Cambridge
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Thinking about postgraduate study at Cambridge? 💭 Join our Virtual Postgraduate Open Days from 2–13 November and discover what it's really like to study here. Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/3VRliWo

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Girton College, University of Cambridge
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Congratulations to Girton Enterprise Fellow Dr Sabesan Sithamparanathan OBE, Founder and President of PervasID, on being elected a Fellow of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. A well-deserved recognition of his outstanding contribution to the digital sector. #BCS #Innovation

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A new #technology revolutionising advanced chemical imaging, making it millions of times quicker, has won an award in Raman #spectroscopy www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/top-awa... Prof Andrea C. Ferrari (@cam.ac.uk) is a recipient of the Raman Award alongside Prof Giulio Cerullo from Politecnico di Milano

eng.cam.ac.ukTop award recognises breakthrough in Raman imaging technologyAndrea C. Ferrari, co-founder and scientific adviser at Cambridge Raman Imaging Ltd. (CRIL), and Professor of Nanotechnology at the University of Cambridge, has received the Raman Award, together with...

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Cavendish Laboratory
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The opening of the IonQ Quantum Innovation Centre at the RDC marks the next phase of Cambridge's corporate research partnership with IonQ. Nine projects will kick off the Centre, from scaling quantum computers to exploring applications in finance, engineering and cancer research: buff.ly/PageoMg

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Professor Eugene Shwageraus has been recognised by the Nuclear Institute for his knowledge, leadership and impact in helping to move the UK #nuclear industry forward 🎉 www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/profess... Selected as one of the Institute’s “Top 100 Most Influential Nuclear Professionals 2026” 🎉

eng.cam.ac.ukProfessor Eugene Shwageraus’ expertise and positive impact recognised by the Nuclear InstituteProfessor Shwageraus was selected by the Institute for “advancing nuclear technology through research, education and reactor innovation, while inspiring and developing the next generation of nuclear e...

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Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
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Why #soil is so much more than "just dirt" 👇 By studying its structure, chemistry & biological network of microbes & fungi, our researchers aim to inspire new #technologies in bio-inspired computing, precision #agriculture & #environmental sensing 🔍 www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/unpacki...

eng.cam.ac.ukUnpacking the embodied intelligence of soil – the unsung hero of our planetRecognising soil as an active, embodied information processor – constantly sensing, filtering and transforming flows of matter (e.g. rainwater) and energy (e.g. sunlight) into plant growth and nutrien...

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Cambridge Enterprise
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Dr Danny Murguia and Dr Ashan Asmone from the Cambridge Laing O'Rourke Centre have published today the Cambridge Framework for Construction Productivity and a software tool, Camentis, designed to improve efficiency in the construction sector. More 👇 www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk/building-a-m...

enterprise.cam.ac.ukBuilding a more productive construction sector guided by research excellenceData visualisation, an unprecedented collaboration between the construction industry and academia, key insight gathering and a methodology founded in world-class research are helping construction comp...
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Alumnus Dr Ruben Ruiz-Mateos Serrano has won the 2026 King’s College #Entrepreneurship Prize with Polytecks, a start-up with origins in our Department www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/alumnus... Polytecks has potential applications in #neurology, #neuroprosthetics, gut #health, foetal #diagnostics, & more

eng.cam.ac.ukAlumnus’ start-up Polytecks wins the 2026 King’s College Entrepreneurship PrizePolytecks is dedicated to faster, earlier and more accurate diagnostics for cardiac abnormalities (including in dogs), with potential applications in neurology, neuroprosthetics, gut health, foetal di...

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Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
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How a #diabetes diagnosis sparked a mission to reduce #plastic waste in diabetes care – meet #PhDstudent Chris Toavs ♻️ 👉 www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/how-dia... Chris is researching ways to tackle single-use plastic waste in diabetes care technology and supplies, without compromising patient health

eng.cam.ac.ukHow a diabetes diagnosis sparked a mission to reduce plastic waste in diabetes care – meet PhD student Chris ToavsHaving managed the disease daily since her teenage years, Chris has first-hand experience of the substantial volumes of single-use medical devices required. Such items – including, for example, dispos...

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Communications Earth & Environment
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✈️ Aircraft emissions can degrade air quality and result in excess deaths due to particulate matter and ozone 🧪 @eng.cam.ac.uk 👉Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

nature.comGlobal air quality and human health impacts of growing aircraft emissions - Communications Earth & EnvironmentAircraft emissions can degrade air quality and result in excess deaths due to particulate matter and ozone, according to atmospheric chemistry transport model projections to 2040.

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University of Cambridge
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"Cambridge does change... it hasn’t survived for 817 years by staying the same." Today, our Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice marked the beginning of the new academic year by giving her annual address to the University in the Senate House. Watch the full address 👇 https://bit.ly/47sUazc

bit.lyVice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice's annual address to the University of Cambridge – 2026Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deborah Prentice, marked the start of the new academic year this morning by giving her annual address to the University in the Senate House.

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Bioengineering & biomedical engineering Biological sciences Chemistry Civil engineering Electrical & electronic engineering General engineering Geology Italian Land & property management Law Linguistics Materials technology Music Natural sciences Russian & eastern European languages Sociology

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University of Cambridge
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We’re proud to have ranked top for 16 subject areas in @thetimes.com and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027 – more than any other UK university 🎉 See all of our top-ranked subjects below 👇

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Contrail avoidance could drastically reduce the global climate impact of aviation, at minimal cost to passengers and companies, Operation Blue Skies is a big step forward in this process. www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/operati...

eng.cam.ac.ukOperation Blue Skies takes off: landmark trial to test AI-driven contrail avoidanceBacked by the UK Government, 'Operation Blue Skies' brings together partners, including the University of Cambridge, to evaluate AI-driven flight path adjustments across North Atlantic airspace. Opera...
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The key to making longer-lasting electric vehicle batteries may not be specialised materials or new chemistry, but simple physical pressure, according to new #research led by @cam.ac.uk ⚡🔋👉 www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/physica... cc. @ucamenterprise.bsky.social #EV #BatteryTech #LithiumIon

eng.cam.ac.ukPhysical pressure could make EV batteries last twice as long and reduce environmental impactResearchers led by the University of Cambridge studied the role of physical pressure on the lifetime of lithium-ion batteries and found that keeping batteries under constant pressure could double thei...
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Alumna Amy Shang set out to cut transport emissions and is now the CEO of the world’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) chargers. She is working to accelerate the world’s transition to EVs for a more sustainable, less polluted world. www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/alumni-...

eng.cam.ac.ukAlumni Stories: Meet Amy Shang CEO of the world’s largest EV charger manufacturerWho: Dr Amy Shang, CEO at ZD Energy What: PhD from the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM)’s Centre for International Manufacturing (CIM) focused on the emerging EV industry, 2010/14 Why: To accelerate ...

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ai@cam
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🔈 Up to £10,000 available to support practical, educator-led projects exploring AI in education at @cam.ac.uk If you have an idea for using #AI to enhance teaching and learning, make sure to find out more and apply before applications closes on 24 September! ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-for...

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A recently published interdisciplinary roadmap for #neurotechnology asks: what is preventing today's lab demos from becoming tomorrow's routine clinical & real-world #neurotechnologies? www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/has-nex... cc. @cambridge-ee.bsky.social | @pembroke1347.bsky.social | @raeng.org.uk

eng.cam.ac.ukHas the next neurotechnology revolution started? Cambridge-led roadmap sets course for the future of neurotechnologyNow imagine a student using a wearable neural interface that detects lapses in attention and dynamically adjusts the learning environment in real time to maintain focus and optimise performance. New f...

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Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
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Cambridge #research into practical approaches for designing better built environments that respond to people’s diverse needs – also known as inclusive #neurodesign – has won an international journal’s Best Paper Award for 2026 👏 www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid... #InclusiveDesign #neuroinclusive

eng.cam.ac.ukCambridge research recognised with Best Paper Award for advancing inclusive design practiceThe paper titled Exploring Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in the Built Environment: A Case Study, published in the journal Buildings (MDPI), won the award for demonstrating outstandin...
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Introducing Phaseshift – a @cam.ac.uk spin-out leveraging pioneering #research in optic materials & their assembly (developing flat #optical devices known as #metasurfaces) www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/spin-ou... Pictured are the Phaseshift team👇 @ucamenterprise.bsky.social @cambridge-ee.bsky.social

eng.cam.ac.ukSpin-out developing hardware needed for quantum computing and the next wave of AI applicationsThat’s what Cambridge Enterprise Ventures' portfolio company Phaseshift has set out to change by leveraging pioneering research in optic materials and their assembly from the University of Cambridge. ...

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Lucy Cavendish College
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Lucy PhD student @eng.cam.ac.uk, Parfait Onema Lutundula was awarded this prize for one outstanding African scholar in Cambridge by University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Deborah Prentice, at the Cambridge-Africa Day. @cambridgeafrica.bsky.social Read more at www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/news/lucy-ph...

lucy.cam.ac.ukLucy PhD student wins the 2026 Dr Amit Bhasin PrizeEngineering PhD student, Parfait Onema Lutundula was awarded this prize for one outstanding African scholar in Cambridge.
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Cambridge #research into practical approaches for designing better built environments that respond to people’s diverse needs – also known as inclusive #neurodesign – has won an international journal’s Best Paper Award for 2026 👏 www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid... #InclusiveDesign #neuroinclusive

eng.cam.ac.ukCambridge research recognised with Best Paper Award for advancing inclusive design practiceThe paper titled Exploring Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in the Built Environment: A Case Study, published in the journal Buildings (MDPI), won the award for demonstrating outstandin...
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The paper, published in the journal Buildings (MDPI), represents interdisciplinary collaboration on #research that examines how #architects, #engineers and designers can better embrace inclusive design www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid... #InclusiveDesign #accessibility #neuroinclusive #diversity

eng.cam.ac.ukCambridge research recognised with Best Paper Award for advancing inclusive design practiceThe paper titled Exploring Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in the Built Environment: A Case Study, published in the journal Buildings (MDPI), won the award for demonstrating outstandin...
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Congratulations to Gopal Madabhushi, Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Department’s Schofield Centre for Geotechnical & Construction Modelling, who recently delivered the Schofield Lecture at the 2026 International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics held at ETH Zurich.

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NEW REPORT 🚨📚 What does the public want from #AI in local government? Our new report draws on public dialogue with Cambridgeshire residents. The conversation is changing. The question is no longer whether to use AI, but where it can make a real difference. ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/reports/publ...

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Alumnus Andrew Wang (right) was first introduced to #AI for the public good during his #Engineering degree www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/how-ai-... Inspired, he co-founded start-up Blur Labs, developing open-source foundation models for image reconstruction, with applications including medical imaging

eng.cam.ac.ukHow AI is transforming imaging across medicine, science and industry – meet alumnus Andrew WangIt was during his Master of Engineering (MEng) degree at Cambridge that Andrew got the opportunity to join the Project Odysseus research team, assisting in the development and deployment of an AI visi...

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University of Cambridge
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Cambridge University and Trinity College have launched a global hunt for a new Professor of Sustainability 🌍 The Hatton Professorship of Sustainability will be advertised this summer, with the successful candidate starting in the academic year 2026/27. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4weOeVh

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Today, we welcomed His Majesty King Charles III for the formal opening of the New Whittle Laboratory. The £58m facility will accelerate innovation in aerospace, energy and defence, helping develop and deploy new technologies at record pace. Read more about today's event: https://bit.ly/4yrt8EZ

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The New Whittle Laboratory officially opens today, marking a major milestone in Cambridge’s mission to accelerate innovation in aerospace, energy and defence. The £58 million facility aims to transform how new technologies are developed and tested. Discover more: https://bit.ly/4vH48Xz

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On Monday (20 July), the Frank Whittle Summit – which also marks the official opening of the New Whittle Laboratory – will bring together government, business & #tech giants to kickstart #innovation missions & potentially add £30bn in economic value to the UK www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/landmar...

eng.cam.ac.ukLandmark summit at Cambridge’s New Whittle Laboratory aims to reignite Britain’s industrial engine in aerospace, energy and defenceBusiness leaders, senior government, military officials, and top research institutions from across the UK will gather at the University of Cambridge’s New Whittle Laboratory for the Frank Whittle Summ...

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Cambridge Enterprise
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RisingWISE 2026/27 applications are now open! Whether you are exploring industry, entrepreneurship, or remaining in academia, RisingWISE helps you take the next step. IECambridge Director, Helen Alexander talks about the programme 👇 www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk/join-the-nex...

enterprise.cam.ac.ukJoin the next cohort of RisingWISEOur award-winning programme for women in STEMM run by the IE Cambridge team is now open for applications until the 4th of September.
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Breakthrough gas sensing #tech developed from #research @cambridge-ee.bsky.social receives recognition after being part of a stand that won a Gold Medal award at the #RHS Chelsea Flower Show www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid... Uni spin-out Sorex Sensors' tech is an ultra-sensitive ‘electronic nose’

eng.cam.ac.ukCambridge gas sensor technology wins recognition at the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower ShowThe technology, commercialised by Cambridge spin-out Sorex Sensors, underpins the company’s newly launched Sorex Sentry platform – an ultra-sensitive ‘electronic nose’ capable of detecting target gase...

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Cavendish Laboratory
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From the future of quantum computing to the earliest galaxies and a final look inside 'Cavendish 2' iconic 1974 buildings before demolition, the latest CavMag gives you all the news and stories from across the Cavendish community. Read issue 35 : buff.ly/BNpMj4V

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Alumnus Andrew Wang (right) was first introduced to #AI for the public good during his #Engineering degree www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/how-ai-... Inspired, he co-founded start-up Blur Labs, developing open-source foundation models for image reconstruction, with applications including medical imaging

eng.cam.ac.ukHow AI is transforming imaging across medicine, science and industry – meet alumnus Andrew WangIt was during his Master of Engineering (MEng) degree at Cambridge that Andrew got the opportunity to join the Project Odysseus research team, assisting in the development and deployment of an AI visi...

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Summer + punting = the perfect Cambridge combination ☀️🛶 Tell us your favourite punting story (bonus points if it involved an unexpected swim 🏊) 📸 Lloyd Mann

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This #robot fish could help explain how our ancient ancestors first learned to walk 👀 🐟🤖 www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/robot-f... Researchers, led by @cam.ac.uk, created a computer model based on the movements of a grey bichir, and several other walking fish. They then built a physical robot fish 👇

eng.cam.ac.ukRobot fish could help explain how our ancient ancestors first learned to walkUsing a combination of their ‘walking fish’ robot and computer models based on observations of real fish, the researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, found that a wide range of unrelated spec...